Mitochondrial DNA as a Genomic Jigsaw Puzzle

In mitochondria of the unicellular eukaryote Diplonema, genes are systematically fragmented into small pieces that are encoded on separate chromosomes, transcribed individually, and then concatenated into contiguous messenger RNA molecules

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2007-10, Vol.318 (5849), p.415-415
Main Authors: Marande, William, Burger, Gertraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biochemistry
Biological and medical sciences
Blotting, Northern
Brevia
Chromosomes
Diplonema
DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics
DNA, Protozoan - genetics
Electron Transport Complex IV - genetics
Eukaryota - genetics
Eukaryota - metabolism
Eukaryotes
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genes
Genes, Mitochondrial
Genes, Protozoan
Genetic hybridization
Genome, Protozoan
Genomics
Messenger RNA
Mitochondria
Mitochondria - genetics
Mitochondrial DNA
Molecular and cellular biology
Molecular genetics
Molecular Sequence Data
RNA
RNA Editing
RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
RNA, Protozoan - genetics
RNA, Protozoan - metabolism
Transcription, Genetic
Transcription. Transcription factor. Splicing. Rna processing
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Summary:In mitochondria of the unicellular eukaryote Diplonema, genes are systematically fragmented into small pieces that are encoded on separate chromosomes, transcribed individually, and then concatenated into contiguous messenger RNA molecules
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1148033